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Valerie Tarasuk

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences

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  • Professor Emeritus/Emerita
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences
  • (416) 978-0618 (Work)
  • University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, 1 King's College Circle, Room 5366A, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada

BIO

Valerie Tarasuk is a Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, cross-appointed to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Her primary research focus is household food insecurity. She has led several tri-council research grants to elucidate the scope, nature, and health implications of this problem in Canada, assess the effectiveness of community responses, and determine how public policies and programs impact food insecurity prevalence and severity. For the past decade, she has led PROOF, an interdisciplinary research program designed to identify effective policy approaches and mobilize knowledge to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Chair, Graduate Education
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2021 - 2022
  • Graduate Coordinator – Student Services
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2018 - 2021
  • Acting Graduate Coordinator – Student Services
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2013 - 2014
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences (with cross-appointment to Dalla Lana School of Public Health Sciences), Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2006 - present
  • Graduate Coordinator
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada2003 - 2007
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences (with cross-appointment to Department of Public Health Sciences), Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada1999 - 2006
  • Research Associate
    University of Toronto, Centre for Community and Urban Studies, Toronto, Canada2000 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences (with cross-appointment to Department of Public Health Sciences - formerly Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics), Toronto, Canada1994 - 1999

DEGREES

  • PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1991
  • MSc, Department of Nutritional Science
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1987
  • BASc, Applied Human Nutrition
    University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada1985
  • BEd, Elementary Education
    University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada1977
  • BA, Mathematics and Philosophy
    Mount Allison University, Sackville, Canada1975

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